Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Coweta, Oklahoma, in Wagoner County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coweta is held at the county jail, run by the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Coweta
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Coweta is held at the county jail, run by the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office at wagonercountyso.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Wagoner County Sheriff's Office), phone 918-485-3124, 307 E. Cherokee St., Wagoner, OK 74467, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Wagoner County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 82 people, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 150 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wagoner County has about 91,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wagoner County Jail
The Wagoner County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Coweta (filed by the FBI as Coweta Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Coweta.
The Broken Arrow Police Department, the Bixby Police Department, the Catoosa Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Wagoner County, so their arrests are not broken out for Wagoner County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Coweta's 214 for 2025, Wagoner's 181 for 2025 and the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office's 157 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Wagoner County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 552 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Coweta arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists its inmates at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Coweta?
Look on the custody page of the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office at wagonercountyso.org/inmate-search, or call 918-485-3124. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Wagoner County jail?
About 82 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 150 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wagoner County jail?
918-485-3124, the number on the page of the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wagoner County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Coweta website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.